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bridgetown
/ˈbɹɪdʒˌtaʊn/
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What does bridgetown mean?
proper noun
- The capital city of Barbados in Saint Michael parish.
- The Barbados government.
- A hamlet in Werrington parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3489).
More meanings (8)
proper noun
- A suburb of Totnes, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8160).
- A hamlet in Exton parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9233).
- A village in eastern County Clare (Irish grid ref R 6468).
- A locality south of Donegal, County Donegal (Irish grid ref G 9271; appears on Irish maps)
- A village in southern County Wexford (Irish grid ref S 9909)
- A town in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, South West region, Western Australia.
- A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹɪdʒˌtaʊn/
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According to him the island was brimful of wealth, and the jewellers' and silversmiths' shops in Bridgetown rivalled those of Paris.
A destructive fire at Montreal, and another at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, afforded him the opportunity for raising a timely subscription for the relief of the sufferers.